Identifying Data 2018/19
Subject (*) Water supply and drainage systems Code 632844202
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Enxeñaría da Auga (plan 2012)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 1st four-month period
First Obligatory 6
Language
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Dereito Público
Economía
Enxeñaría Civil
Matemáticas
Coordinador
Naves García-Rendueles, Acacia
E-mail
anaves@udc.es
Lecturers
Martinez Lopez, Alberto
Naves García-Rendueles, Acacia
Rodríguez-Vellando Fernández-Carvajal, Pablo
Sanz Larruga, Francisco Javier
E-mail
alberte.martinez@udc.es
acacia.naves@udc.es
pablo.rodriguez-vellando@udc.es
javier.sanz.larruga@udc.es
Web http://caminos.udc.es/info/asignaturas/201/masterindex.html
General description Introdución histórica aos sistemas de abastecemento e saneamento. Sistemas de captación e tratamentos de potabilización.
Redes de distribución: conceptos xerais, descrición e deseño. Redes de saneamento: conceptos xerais, descrición e deseño. Sistemas de drenaxe sostible. Tratamentos de auga residual previos á vertedura ao medio receptor. Marco legal.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A17 A global vision of water supply by the distinct elements which form it, at the same time having the necessary knowledge for its basis dimensioning and technological aspects related to its management and constructive implementation
A24 Capacity to design and manage the water supply and treatment in a population area, including design and Project for solutions regarding water treatment, drainage, and advanced management of residual waters in the city. Knowledge regarding advanced processes for the water treatment, elimination of nutrients, and management strategy in times of rainwater
B1 To resolve problems effectively
B2 To apply critical thinking, logic and creativity
B3 To work individually with initiative
B4 To communicate effectively in work surroundings
B5 Continuous recycling of knowledge in a general perspective in a global situation of water engineering
B6 Understanding of the need to analyse history to understand the present
B7 Facility to integrate in multidiscipline teams
B8 Capacity to organize and plan
B9 Capacity for analysis, synthesis and structure of information and ideas
C1 To understand the importance of the enterprising culture and to know the means at the reach of the enterprising people
C2 To value knowledge critically, technology and available information to resolve problems that they will face
C3 To assume as a professional and citizen the importance of learning throughout life
C4 To value the importance of the investigation, innovation and technology development in the social –economic advance and cultural in society
C5 To posses and understand knowledge that gives a base or oportunity to be original in the development and for applications of ideas, often in the context of investigation
C6 The students must be able to apply the acquired knowledge and their capacity to resolve problems in new surrandings or not well known within wider contexts (or multidiscipline) related with the study area
C7 The students must be able to integrate knowledge and to affront the complexity to formulate judgements from information that, been incomplete or limited, include reflexions about social responsabilities and ethics related to the application of the knowledge and judments
C8 The students must be able to comunicate their conclusions, knowledge and the last reasons that support them, to spezialated publics and not spezialated in a clear and unambiguous way.
C9 The student must possess the learning ability with permits them to continues to study in a manner wich will be in a great measure self directed and individual

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Overview of water supply and sanitation systems through their components AC17
BC1
BC2
BC3
BC4
BC5
BC6
BC7
BC8
BC9
CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
CC6
CC7
CC8
CC9
Ability to design solutions and basic dimensioning water catchment, drinking water treatment , water supply networks, sewer systems, wastewater treatment and systems of urban water. AC17
AC24
BC1
BC2
BC3
BC4
BC5
BC7
BC8
BC9
CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
CC6
CC7
CC8
CC9
Ability to design solutions and basic dimensioning water catchment, water treatment, water supply, sewer systems, waste water treatment and SUDS AC17
AC24
BC1
BC2
BC3
BC4
BC5
BC6
BC7
BC8
BC9
CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
CC6
CC7
CC8
CC9

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introduction to water supply and sanitation systems. 1.1. Historical introduction to supply and sewer systems
1.2. Characteristics of nowadays water services
1.3. Overview of water catchment systems and water supply
1.4. Overview of sewer systems and wastewater treatments
1.5. Overview of the surface runoff management
2. Water catchment systems and drinking water treatments.
2.1. Catchment of surface water: rivers, lakes, reservoirs ...
2.2. Spring catchments
2.3. Groundwater catchment
2.4. Drinking water purification treatment
3. Water supply networks 3.1. General concepts
3.2. Description
3.3. Design

4. Sewer systems 4.1. General concepts
4.2. Description
4.3. Design
5. Non conventional sustainable urban drainage systems
5.1. Runoff management
5.2. Structures of runoff detention and treatment
6. Legal Framework 6.1. European legal framework

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech A17 A24 B1 B2 B5 B6 B7 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 30 5 35
Collaborative learning A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 15 5 20
Document analysis A24 A17 B2 B3 B4 B9 C1 C2 C3 C6 C7 C8 2 10 12
Oral presentation A17 A24 B2 B4 B8 B9 C7 C8 C9 2 5 7
Problem solving A17 A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 6 2 8
ICT practicals A17 A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 B8 B9 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 8 8 16
Field trip A17 B2 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 8 4 12
Objective test A24 A17 B2 B3 B6 B8 B9 C5 C7 C9 6 4 10
Student portfolio A17 A24 B2 B3 B4 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 0 15 15
 
Personalized attention 15 0 15
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech Lectures where the main theoretical contents of the subject are regarded.
Practical examples and real cases are shown also.
Collaborative learning Go in depth in supply and sewer systems elements and design methodologies.
Working will be divided between groups and shared at the end.
Document analysis Individual review of documentation as introduction to concepts or as review and deepening methodology.
The understanding and asimilation of the mean ideas should be shown in a collaborative learning activity or in an objective test.
Oral presentation Preparation of a poster or a set of slides and oral presentation at class. Not only the contents are evaluated but the prepared material and the performance.
Problem solving Solution of problems proposed by the theachers to strengthen theoretical concepts.
ICT practicals Design and dimension of components of supply and sewer systems by usign technical software.
Field trip Visit to drinking water and/or wastewater treatment in A Coruña
Visit to works on a water supply or sewerage system
Objective test Multiple choices or true/false tests answered individually or in groups.
Student portfolio Document which consist on the compilation of activities performed during all the subject which should be presented at the end of the semester.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
ICT practicals
Guest lecture / keynote speech
Collaborative learning
Problem solving
Oral presentation
Description
Answering of questions arising from the theoretical contents exposed in class, problem resolution and other activity.
Monitoring of collaborative tasks.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
ICT practicals A17 A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 B8 B9 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Resolution of proposed simulations usign technical software. 15
Objective test A24 A17 B2 B3 B6 B8 B9 C5 C7 C9 Multiple choice or true/false tests 20
Collaborative learning A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Development of the proposed tasks and conclusions exposition. 25
Student portfolio A17 A24 B2 B3 B4 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Document which consists on the compilation of activities performed during all the semester 25
Oral presentation A17 A24 B2 B4 B8 B9 C7 C8 C9 Short oral presentation of a subject at class using support material (poster or slides). 15
 
Assessment comments

Sources of information
Basic

Advanced water distribution modeling and management. Haestad Methods, Thomas M. Walski...[et al.] http://kmelot.biblioteca.udc.es/search~S8*gag?/dAgua+--+Depuraci{226}on./dagua+depuracion/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=dagua+distribucion&6%2C%2C30

Analysis of water distribution networks. P.R. Bhave, R. Gupta. http://kmelot.biblioteca.udc.es/search~S8*gag?/dAgua+--+Depuraci{226}on./dagua+depuracion/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=dagua+distribucion&8%2C%2C30

Design of water supply pipe networks. Prabhata K. Swamee, Ashok K. Sharma. http://kmelot.biblioteca.udc.es/search~S8*gag?/dAgua+--+Depuraci{226}on./dagua+depuracion/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=dagua+distribucion&10%2C%2C30

Urban Drainage. 3rd Ed. Butler y Davies (2011). Taylor Francis. http://kmelot.biblioteca.udc.es/search~S8*gag?/turban+drainage/turban+drainage/1%2C3%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=turban+drainage&2%2C%2C2/indexsort=-

Wastewater hydraulics theory and practice. Hager (2010). Springer. http://kmelot.biblioteca.udc.es/search~S8*gag?/twastewater+/twastewater/1%2C25%2C27%2CB/frameset&FF=twastewater+hydraulics+theory+and+practice&1%2C%2C2/indexsort=-

EPANET: https://www.epa.gov/water-research/epanet
SWMM: https://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm

ITOGH Instruccións Ténicas para Obras Hidráulicas en Galicia. http://augasdegalicia.xunta.gal/seccion-tema/c/Obras_AHG_saneamento_depuracion?content=/Portal-Web/Contidos_Augas_Galicia/Seccions/itohg/seccion.html&std=itohg.html
Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
Physico-chemistry and quality of water/632844203

Subjects that continue the syllabus

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